Archives for: 3/2019
March 31, 2019, 8:37 p.m. Ms 91.3 WMPN Jackson MS RDS relog 923 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
March 31, 2019, 7:58 p.m. Ms 89.5 WMAE Booneville MS again RDS PI/PS: MPB 89.5 728 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
March 31, 2019, 7:41 p.m. Ms 89.5 WMAE Booneville MS RDS PI relog 728 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
March 31, 2019, 2:51 p.m. 2023... Of course, WTCT 17/27 Marion IL is in the way... de Ed W-KY EM56
March 31, 2019, 2:40 p.m. Tr WFRV 39/5, Green Bay, WI 255 mi. from Milford, IL via autologger. Not much, but something over 250 mi. Winter-like wx back today. de indysteve IN EM69
March 29, 2019, 8:23 p.m. For anyone keeping track, KSNF 46/16 Joplin MO was decoded this afternoon, while testing on their repack channel RF 17 de Jim-T MO EM37
March 29, 2019, 2:49 p.m. [14:26] Hi Fred. I had WRIC yesterday morning on autologger... roughly the same distance (355m i). I guess WRIC rules the East Coast! Easiest Richmond area signal to get here. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 29, 2019, 2:26 p.m. Tr NC/VA 22-WRIC Petersburg VA 325 mi de fred SC FM03af
March 28, 2019, 8:06 p.m. Take 2: With WHDF's tower in TN, and with 21 kW, I think I have more of a chance to catch this thing than I thought! de cd FL EL96
March 28, 2019, 8:05 p.m. With WHDF's tower in. de cd FL EL96
March 28, 2019, 4:58 p.m. 1414... Of course, WTVF 5 Nashville is in the way... de Ed W-KY EM56
March 28, 2019, 4:51 p.m. I wonder if there will be new pre-amps w built-in filters to cut off all above ch 36 de Ed W-KY EM56
March 28, 2019, 4:47 p.m. OK, cool, thanks for the WHDF info... It 'should' be an easy catch from hr, 150-ish mi... We'll see de Ed W-KY EM56
March 28, 2019, 4:13 p.m. To anyone interested, per CE Luke Renken of WHDF, he says in an email to me this morning, "Mr. Thomas, Yes we should be on schedule to change sometime on the 12th of April." de Jim-T MO EM37
March 28, 2019, 2:25 p.m. Per comment about KODE yesterday, it appears their signal is much stronger on RF 23 than it is on 43 de Jim-T MO EM37
March 28, 2019, 2:14 p.m. WJSP 5, Columbus, GA appears to be on air. https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076f916992d6500169bbc4b3c15053&id=25076f916992d6500169bbc4b3c15053&goBack=N UHF Ch. deleted. https://www.rabbitears.info/tvq.php?request=items&call=WJSP-TV&arch= de indysteve IN EM69
March 28, 2019, 12:21 p.m. Re: WGGS 16>2, SC. Doesn't appear FCC has approved req. to move from Phase 5 to Phase 3. Phase 3 would hit Es season. de indysteve IN EM69
March 28, 2019, 12:07 p.m. [12:04] Ooops.. I meant o/WTXF-42/29 Philly. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 28, 2019, 12:05 p.m. [11:53] Thanks Steve. They were in and our a few tmes. Only station noted from NC this a.m. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 28, 2019, 12:04 p.m. Tr 42 WMPT 42/22 Annapolis (239mi) o/WPSG Philly same direction which had been very strong earlier this a.m. Rare, only 2nd time in 10 years. Former local on 42 is now on 23. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 28, 2019, 11:59 a.m. [3/27 19:39] WHDF hasn't filed any delay comments. As of 2/1/19 stated all was on schedule to meet deadline. DA not good for DXers north of Huntsville area. de indysteve IN EM69
March 28, 2019, 11:53 a.m. Chris, great catch with WUNJ. Conditions really slow in Midwest as past years have also usually indicated this time of year. de indysteve IN EM69
March 28, 2019, 11:49 a.m. The new CM-7778HD "Pro" is a tank like the 1st gen w/dual inputs, black. Gain switch makes it a 7778 or 7777. Indoor tests are good. Haven't tried outdoor next to 1st gen. 7778 & 7777. As always, location is king. de indysteve IN EM69
March 28, 2019, 9:12 a.m. Tr WUNJ 29/39 Wilmington, NC (UNC-TV) 566 mi. First *NEW LOG* of the year. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 28, 2019, 8:36 a.m. Tr WRC 48/4 Washington, DC 258 mi. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 28, 2019, 8:35 a.m. Tr WVBT-29/43, WPXV 46/49, and WTKR-40/3 all Norfolk, VA area approx 370mi a little earlier on autologger. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 28, 2019, 8:32 a.m. Tr WHRO-16/15 Hampton, VA (370mi) and WMDT-47/47 Salisbury, MD (246mi), first hint of tropo this season. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 28, 2019, 4:08 a.m. Re WLRN, I cannot complain I didn't get anything new this evening. 🙄 de cd FL EL96
March 28, 2019, 4:06 a.m. I cannot "anchor" the antenna tonight, for fear the elements will bend and/or droop. Let it fly free.... de cd FL EL96
March 28, 2019, 3:57 a.m. I've not seen the 3rd gen 7777 (whole new housing etc), yet... Other than pictures de Ed W-KY EM56
March 28, 2019, 3:57 a.m. GW [Scooby-Doo] Ruh-roh! [/SD] WLRN now on RF 26 in addition to 20. de cd FL EL96
March 28, 2019, 3:51 a.m. Strong winds and low pressure will kill all tropo tonight and tomorrow. Maybe Miami's WBEH, now on RF 17, will eke in here. de cd FL EL96
March 28, 2019, 3:50 a.m. [03:47] That's great to know. Sadly in my case, I had to do the reverse: switch OUT the double-input 7777 and replace it with the modern one. Maybe the old one got waterlogged. de cd FL EL96
March 28, 2019, 3:50 a.m. ... It has less gain than the 2nd gen but has lower noise figure and seems more stable de Ed W-KY EM56
March 28, 2019, 3:47 a.m. ... In it's place went the CM 7777 1st gen (dual input) switched to single input use and the 'gremlins' are gone. de Ed W-KY EM56
March 28, 2019, 3:45 a.m. Changed out CM 7777 pre-amp (2nd gen - single input - gray metal housing) because, I suspect, it was self-oscillating & causing RF 'gremlins'.... de Ed W-KY EM56
March 28, 2019, 3:40 a.m. Made it up & down w/o any issues... Ant / tower all ready to go for Es / Tr season... Now, all I need is some propagation de Ed W-KY EM56
March 27, 2019, 9:52 p.m. I hope these stations that move down to low-V will be able to handle all the phone calls/emails of complaints, of being unable to see.... de cd FL EL96
March 27, 2019, 9:40 p.m. I can't help you with the "THUD" Ed. I live near a rock quarry, there are always THUD noises in the air :-) de Jim-T MO EM37
March 27, 2019, 9:07 p.m. I'm going up the tower... If you hear a loud, "THUD" call 911... de Ed W-KY EM56
March 27, 2019, 7:40 p.m. ... I've bn ckng ch 2 for any signs but nada, yet de Ed W-KY EM56
March 27, 2019, 7:39 p.m. WHDF 14/15 AL only has abt 2 weeks left 'til move to ch 2... Any updates? Delays? etc de Ed W-KY EM56
March 27, 2019, 7:31 p.m. [18:14] I forgot about WEDH-45 Hartford.... they could be around til mid-January. But WOLF-45 Hazelton, PA is off by Aug 2nd de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 27, 2019, 7:24 p.m. ... and I still need ur lcl 16, too. de Ed W-KY EM56
March 27, 2019, 7:22 p.m. 1301... Jim, KTVI & WBBJ both 'get out' well... should be 'sitting ducks' for you... I'll look for KODE on 23 if we ever get Tr, again de Ed W-KY EM56
March 27, 2019, 7:19 p.m. Internet's been dead for 3 days... Sun pm storm zapped it... Doesn't look like I missed much... DX's been ZZZzzz, hr... de Ed W-KY EM56
March 27, 2019, 6:14 p.m. [16:02, 16:03] Same here after August 2nd. Cell trash getting stronger here on 38 & 39, and ch 40 starting to see weak hash. Ughhh. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 27, 2019, 4:03 p.m. so, depending on the phase #, I could have months or over a year to check 38+, provided I don't get cell tower hash. de cd FL EL96
March 27, 2019, 4:02 p.m. Come April 12, any DTV down here on RF 38+ is "DX", for all intents & purposes.... de cd FL EL96
March 27, 2019, 2:28 p.m. Yeah I'd like to see WCWN before they move to 22 in August :-) de Jim-T MO EM37
March 27, 2019, 2:18 p.m. [14:09] That's KDTN-43 de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 27, 2019, 2:09 p.m. [13:01] Jim.. You also GAIN channel 43.... KTVI, WBBJ, KPTM, WDTN.... oh yeah, and my local WCWN. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 27, 2019, 1:19 p.m. The autologger is showing KODE on two channels now :-) de Jim-T MO EM37
March 27, 2019, 1:01 p.m. Getting ready to lose another dx channel, KODE 43/12 Joplin MO started testing this morning on their repack channel RF 23 de Jim-T MO EM37
March 26, 2019, 5:35 p.m. WHFT 46/45 returned just now, after about a week off. They should move anyway to 28, on Apr 12. de cd FL EL96
March 26, 2019, 1:18 p.m. [13:08] Now the number shows, but graphics changed. de cd FL EL96
March 26, 2019, 1:08 p.m. Semi-OT: Watching Stadium on 48-3---and even "squeezed" or 16:9, their complete call-in phone number doesn't show. Can anyone see the whole screen? de cd FL EL96
March 26, 2019, 11:52 a.m. Tr NEW 18/18 WUVF-LD Naples FL de cd FL EL96
March 26, 2019, 4:03 a.m. ...the only "reasonable" 46's are WCTV GA & Wilmington NC. Tr is meh. de cd FL EL96
March 26, 2019, 4:02 a.m. Wow, a sub-d on 46...WHFT has been off for 1 week, but mebbe they are back, using WBEH stick, because.... de cd FL EL96
March 25, 2019, 4:58 p.m. [3/23 16:00] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsiTYylXPUU de cd FL EL96
March 25, 2019, 2:25 p.m. Ms 98.7 KNSS Clearwater, KS 1053 miles, RDS PI: 9951 PTY: Talk then into HD mode (NEW) de Dave-N PA FN01qx
March 24, 2019, 4:27 a.m. Tr good in state SC and coastal Savannah/Wilmington - also 27-WTXL FL in - 294 mi de fred SC FM03af
March 23, 2019, 7:18 p.m. [14:14] Thanks Ed. de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
March 23, 2019, 6:43 p.m. But let's face it---how many *radio* stations go by their calls in 2019? Some stations even fast-talk thru their TOH ID's on radio. de cd FL EL96
March 23, 2019, 6:42 p.m. I have the West Palm Beach Sinclairs here; the -1's still have the call letters.... de cd FL EL96
March 23, 2019, 6:07 p.m. [14:26] I hope this doesn't spread beyond Sinclair stations. It's going to make it tougher with all the channel changing in the repack. It seems the stations are foregoing their local identity... why? de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 23, 2019, 4 p.m. It landed while we were out hunting for bargains. de cd FL EL96
March 23, 2019, 4 p.m. Tr a new low power tropo record for me, 274 mi: WQXT 28/22 St Augustine! de cd FL EL96
March 23, 2019, 2:56 p.m. I've seen, "FOX" - "MyTV" - "NPT" - "CW" from Nashville this morning... Grrrr! de Ed W-KY EM56
March 23, 2019, 2:46 p.m. Their 'legal' ID is a list of every KET tx in the State shown at TOH de Ed W-KY EM56
March 23, 2019, 2:42 p.m. My State-wide offenders, "KET" never have used any call-signs since going DTV de Ed W-KY EM56
March 23, 2019, 2:26 p.m. More Sinclair DTVs dropping calls from PSIP: WTTE "FOX", Columbus, OH; WSTR "MYTV", Cincy; in IL, WICS/WICD "ABC", WBUI "CW", WRSP/WCCU "FOX" de indysteve IN EM69
March 23, 2019, 2:19 p.m. Ms 2- (55.24)... I'm hearing that, raspy-sounding, vid-car I suspect is Cuba de Ed W-KY EM56
March 23, 2019, 2:14 p.m. 606... Good one, Bobby.. Nice to see ur gettin' some real DX de Ed W-KY EM56
March 23, 2019, 1:12 p.m. Tr WTVW 28/7, Evansville, IN 242 mi. from Payson, IL. Strong <200 mi. signals, but virtually nothing beyond. Nice catch amfmtv. de indysteve IN EM69
March 23, 2019, 6:06 a.m. Tr WRDQ-DT-27 Orlando FL (614 mi) de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
March 22, 2019, 1:13 p.m. [05:36] Appears to be set that way. Maybe to lessen confusion with RF 24 on 2.1 & 2.2 (?) https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=25738 de indysteve IN EM69
March 22, 2019, 6:28 a.m. Tr KYTV 19/3 Springfield MO 250 mi ...Been a loooong time since I've seen it de Ed W-KY EM56
March 22, 2019, 5:39 a.m. 18's xmtr is between Deltona & DeLand, whereas 11's is between Orlando & Titusville. 18 is max 15 kW. de cd FL EL96
March 22, 2019, 5:36 a.m. Tr hath returned! NEW 18/2 WESH FL....showing as 2-3 and 2-4 only. I think their RF 11 is still very much in use. Gotta ask Trip why it isn't 2-1 & 2-2. de cd FL EL96
March 21, 2019, 10:20 a.m. Ms 98.7 @ 0457z KLTA Moorhead, MN 944 miles, RDS PI: 2EFA, PTY: Top 40 into HD mode (NEW) de Dave-N PA FN01qx
March 20, 2019, 11:56 a.m. Tr WNPX 36/28 Cookeville TN 100 mi... while local WKMU 36/21 was off air de Ed W-KY EM56
March 19, 2019, 3:56 p.m. "Affordable"?... I seem to recall another idea the Fed. government had recently where they used that term. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 19, 2019, 3:28 p.m. IF the Affordable Rural Internet program (Fed. subsidy) ever goes through, they plan to abolish dial-up :-) de Jim-T MO EM37
March 19, 2019, 12:47 p.m. Ed, I'm sure the new cell tower near you will provide you with excellent 5G internet once they claim your UHF spectrum. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 19, 2019, 12:39 p.m. [21:49] Dial-up? You can still get that? de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 19, 2019, 10:52 a.m. [3/18 22:01] on FM if they have RDS know how to program correctly de dave-n PA FN01qx
March 19, 2019, 12:38 a.m. [22:01] Or have easy-to-use playlist archives, unlike iHeart, where to load 48 hours ago it takes nearly 100 steps. de Rick WA
March 18, 2019, 10:01 p.m. I hear you. de cd FL EL96
March 18, 2019, 10:01 p.m. If stations would just use their call-signs it would save me HOURS of unnecessary, often fruitless, internet searching. de Ed W-KY EM56
March 18, 2019, 9:49 p.m. 2134... Yeah, I know, cd, it just takes FOREVER to do research w dial-up conn, and, I hit LOTS of dead-ends (pages won't display) in the process de Ed W-KY EM56
March 18, 2019, 9:45 p.m. Ms I've been sitting on 2- (55.24) vid-car for a while and keep hearing raspy sounding pings... Coobah?... Maybe de Ed W-KY EM56
March 18, 2019, 9:35 p.m. [21:34] ....as is Rabbitears!! de cd FL EL96
March 18, 2019, 9:34 p.m. Showing a virtual 27 & consulting Rabbitears, it was WRJA Sumter SC. Virtuals are important when the station itself won't cooperate. de cd FL EL96
March 18, 2019, 9:33 p.m. Well Ed, my only RF 28 caught since WFLX moved had a PSIP of "ETV" (SC Educational Network), but!...... de cd FL EL96
March 18, 2019, 9:31 p.m. Have I mentioned how much I HATE non-IDers?... I probably have :-) de Ed W-KY EM56
March 18, 2019, 9:29 p.m. DEATH TO THE NON-IDers ! May your antennas be struck by lightning and your transmitters go up in smoke ! de Ed W-KY EM56
March 18, 2019, 9:19 p.m. ... Turns out, it was W19DB-D Franklin NC but I had to go on a wild goose chase to figure it out de Ed W-KY EM56
March 18, 2019, 9:07 p.m. I've run into "UNC-TV" before... Call-sign, nah, lets make everyone guess at what station they're seeing... UGH ! de Ed W-KY EM56
March 18, 2019, 8:30 p.m. [19:19] Ooops.. that's WUND-20... PSIP ID is UNC.. And cd, WUND is the only station Rick Shaftan gets all the time at Radanthe in OBX. (based on his autologger). de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 18, 2019, 7:29 p.m. [19:19] I was at OBX June 2016 with both outdoor antennas; WUND 20 was all there was for me. Stuck to daytime AM DX. de cd FL EL96
March 18, 2019, 7:19 p.m. [15:03] HI Fred. WUNC-20 was my very first DTV-DX catch back in 2009.... and it convinced me TV DX was really do-able from this location. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 18, 2019, 4:18 p.m. Mainly for Josh in AR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5fyCJizbao de cd FL EL96
March 18, 2019, 3:03 p.m. Tr NC - 20-WUND Columbia 277 mi relog / 35-WTMV-LD Ogden 145 mi NEW de fred SC FM03af
March 17, 2019, 2:37 p.m. Tr NC- 15-WILM-LD 137 MI , 47-WYDO 213 MI (both NEW thanks to repack moves) de fred SC FM03af
March 16, 2019, 11:12 p.m. Semi local for you Ed de Dave-N PA FN01qx
March 16, 2019, 9:45 p.m. Tr 104.7 KREZ Chaffee MO 75 mi w wx fcst from KFVS 12 Cape Girardeau de Ed W-KY EM56
March 16, 2019, 2:36 p.m. Ms 104.7 KREZ Chaffee, MO 665 miles popped in with RDS PI calls and PTY Top 40, relog de Dave-N PA FN01qx
March 15, 2019, 10:27 p.m. [22:00] That, he can. de cd FL EL96
March 15, 2019, 10 p.m. [21:53] [21:56] Raymie may be able to translate the.pdf into English. de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
March 15, 2019, 9:56 p.m. Raymie may be able to answer any more questions you may have on XHMVS-TDT and the MVS Broadcaster in Mexico. de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
March 15, 2019, 9:53 p.m. Hi cd, there is no English links Sorry. de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
March 15, 2019, 9:42 p.m. [21:12] Is there a link in English? I see Raymie's Forums post, but links to a Spanish .pdf de cd FL EL96
March 15, 2019, 9:12 p.m. [21:10] They are broadcasting on RF-51 right now but will be moving to RF-2 I think when they pay 3 million USD to the IFT - amfmtvdtvbrla EM40 de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
March 15, 2019, 9:10 p.m. Hi everyone, it has been a while. Looks like there will be a E-Skip DTV target in Mexico City CDMX soon on RF-2 it is XHMVS-TDT - amfmtvdtvbrla EM40 de amfmtvdtvbrla LA EM40
March 15, 2019, 5:22 p.m. Christopher, your only problem with your location is that you have too many locals. Florida is the flattest state, and you live near large bodies of water. So you got a couple things going in your favor. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 15, 2019, 4:50 p.m. I had to look up WJGV after I caught it; had never heard of it. de cd FL EL96
March 15, 2019, 4:48 p.m. WTAM is on my most wanted list, due to 28 being open for the next 4 weeks; but I'll also take "CBS4" WGFL on 28 as well. de cd FL EL96
March 15, 2019, 4:46 p.m. [14:06] That was a wild evening where I logged Jax & WRBL 15/3 for the first time. de cd FL EL96
March 15, 2019, 2:06 p.m. [02:42] Christopher Dunne, speaking of WJGV-CD 25, I logged that in Myrtle Beach too at 326 miles. Other low-powers logged there were WTAM-LD 28/30 and WSPF-CD 38/35 at 449 miles, also WTCN-CA (low power??) at 464 miles. My furthest low power logged here was WALV-CD 46/46 at 246 miles... that's it. Just try a different location apparently, and you do better. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 15, 2019, 1:07 p.m. WPTA 24/21, Ft. Wayne approved for power increase from 305 kW to 444 kW @ 750 ft. Station recently built a new tower but didn't go higher. ?? de indysteve IN EM69
March 15, 2019, 2:42 a.m. [21:20] looks like my low-power tropo record is WJGV-CD 25 Palatka FL @ 258 mi. de cd FL EL96
March 14, 2019, 9:20 p.m. Chris L, excellent on 565 mile LD. I don't think I have broken even 200 via tropo. de cd FL EL96
March 14, 2019, 9:18 p.m. as to 15, WBBH Ft Myers is just outside of the radius, and a West Palm LD is supposed to move to 15. de cd FL EL96
March 14, 2019, 9:17 p.m. Good news---Miami area will never be allotted a 14 or 15. Bad news: come later phases, 14 will be taken by WOPX Melbourne & WFOX Jax. de cd FL EL96
March 14, 2019, 9:16 p.m. Down here, good news/bad news concerning ch 14.... de cd FL EL96
March 14, 2019, 8:44 p.m. 5-20-13, Mike Glass from Indy rec. four DTVs from Austin, TX 926 mi., one from Blanco, TX 987 mi., four from San Antonio, TX 998 mi. plus KENS @ 999 miles. All miles over land. de indysteve IN EM69
March 14, 2019, 8:37 p.m. I've logged WPTZ here but they're not easy... I think the mountains in VT help block it, plus that pesky lanbd-mobile QRM. Now there's a ch 14 out of the Albany area that dominates the channel to the north. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 14, 2019, 8:04 p.m. And I also recall logging an extremely low-power DT 14 from Orlando while I was in Myrtle Beach. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 14, 2019, 8:03 p.m. While we're on the topic of channel 14, my surprise was WPTZ Plattsburgh/Burlington, VT at 506 miles (over 100% land) and hopping over Buffalo's WUTV. I guess it's the gems like that that make DXing DTV fun. But I know everyone seems to log WPTZ in the Northeast. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 14, 2019, 7:41 p.m. [19:41..cont] .....Then I ID'd it as WLPS-CD (15kw) Lumberton, NC. And this was in Dec (2011). Then a few years later I got them again. They're my farthest low-power at 565 mi. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 14, 2019, 7:41 p.m. I had a shocking log also on ch14 - "Faith 14.1", no call letters.I had no idea who it was.. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 14, 2019, 6:20 p.m. What shocked me is that when 14 was subdecoding, I thought for sure it was the St Pete LD. I was in shock. de cd FL EL96
March 14, 2019, 5:57 p.m. The land-path long-haul tropo may be more common than we think when we're dealing with weak signal modes. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 14, 2019, 5:56 p.m. I'd be interested to see how far I can send/receive a VHF/UHF signal using a weak signal ham mode during tropo. DTV is just crap when it comes to decoding weak signals. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 14, 2019, 5:48 p.m. Christopher, coastal tropo is weird like that. It can extend inland a couple hundred miles. I think Ohio sees absolutely no effect from coastal tropo. But one thing I noticed about it while I was in Myrtle Beach is that I was receiving DTVs that had to cross a fair bit of land like Fort Myers and Tampa. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 14, 2019, 5:32 p.m. CD, KERA puts out a pretty good signal. I've seen them several times here @ 384 miles de Jim-T MO EM37
March 14, 2019, 4:36 p.m. .....due to my path to KERA being 50% or so over land. Also 14 has land-mobile to battle. de cd FL EL96
March 14, 2019, 4:35 p.m. Although my farthest DTV catch via Tr is KENS 39/5 San Antonio, I'd think catching KERA 14/13 Dallas is better....> de cd FL EL96
March 14, 2019, 3:54 p.m. What I find interesting is that very few who live along the coast actually do well with land tropo, except for Roy on the cape who has logged Indy and other land-to-land DX, which I find spectacular. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 14, 2019, 3:52 p.m. Christopher, I'm being a little facetious. But we all know that all the tropo occurs along the coast and Gulf. So granted every other variable the same, I'm sure there is some truth to what I said. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 14, 2019, 3:47 p.m. [15:46] Wouldn't that all depend upon terrain? de cd FL EL96
March 14, 2019, 3:46 p.m. I've determined the coastal tropo adjustment factor equals 0.4. That's 516 mile tropo at the coast translates to 206 miles over land, and 516 mile tropo over land translates to 1290 mile tropo over water :) de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 14, 2019, 2:43 p.m. [13:54] Just a shame, that OBX is so doggone hurricane-prone. I wish I could visit at least once every summer. de cd FL EL96
March 14, 2019, 1:54 p.m. I just noticed Rick Shaftan in OBX caught WGBX-43 Boston this morning at 8:15am... 516 miles. I want to live on the coast! de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 14, 2019, 12:28 p.m. My most memorable DTV tropo last year was NC, DC, MD, DE, VT, and NJ DTVs!! Lets hope for more of that good non-coastal tropo!! de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 14, 2019, 12:25 p.m. ...and I know Ed, you've already logged WVIT analog in KY. That's the kind of tropo I want. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 14, 2019, 12:23 p.m. When I log WVIT CT here in Ohio, that'll be the day. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 14, 2019, 12:22 p.m. I'm going to Myrtle Beach in a couple weeks, but I'm not sure I want to bother with DTV DX there anymore. I already logged everything. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 14, 2019, 5:47 a.m. [04:00] We need to get him over on this board. Love them OBX! I got interesting daytime AM DX there, but I struck out on TV (2016). de cd FL EL96
March 14, 2019, 4 a.m. Tr I see Rick in the Outer Banks had WVIT-35 New Britain, CT (444 miles) in the past 15 minutes and WNYW-44 NYC earlier. Just slight local enhancement here in Poughkeepsie. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 14, 2019, 2:44 a.m. WDPN 2 Wilmington/Philly, last I caught it, now only shows PSIP's as 2-MeTV, 2-ESCAP, etc. (still KJWP when I last saw it) de cd FL EL96
March 14, 2019, 2:17 a.m. [02:16] That's MeTV-33. Sorry. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 14, 2019, 2:16 a.m. Earlier this week I noticed skip target local WRGB-6 is now "CBS". At least the NYC locals still have call letters, except for "Ion-31" (WPXN) and MeTV-22 (WJLP).who've been that way a long time. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 14, 2019, 1:53 a.m. Ed, TV calls are out. Local TV seems to be dead. Very little is "local."WKEF, Dayton now "ABC." WSTR, Cincy now "MyTV." de indysteve IN EM69
March 14, 2019, 1:09 a.m. Tr 94.1 KRNA Iowa City, IA (373 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
March 13, 2019, 9:21 p.m. Andrew, did that CE mention if WOUC's coverage is to their liking? de cd FL EL96
March 13, 2019, 7:42 p.m. I notified the WOUC engineer about WLFM playing games with shooting out too much power, and he said "I cannot prove that they are causing us a problem at any specific location. I do not wish to spar with them if possible. If they choose to cheat, it is on them not us. I plan to take the high road." de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 13, 2019, 5:25 p.m. [16:30] I need a mega-Tropo opening before the "big switch" on April 12, when Phase II ends. de cd FL EL96
March 13, 2019, 5:22 p.m. The Athens (Ga.) autologger showing reception of KJJC-17 Montana. Hmmmm! de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 13, 2019, 5:22 p.m. (2) get an updated aircheck of 104.5 Ice Radio, McMurdo (or better yet, a live stream). de cd FL EL96
March 13, 2019, 5:21 p.m. [16:32] I'd love to (1) DX AM from Antarctica (yeah too cold & dark in winter, and---- de cd FL EL96
March 13, 2019, 5:20 p.m. [16:26] Speaking of.........87.7 Streetz FM Norfolk VA is running sans video. I was told so by someone I know there, and I told Trip. de cd FL EL96
March 13, 2019, 4:32 p.m. I can't get WOUC on DT 6, but I can reach Antarctica on 80 meters, lol. There's lot of fun to be had within ham radio. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 13, 2019, 4:30 p.m. Let me just say that I'm glad I got into ham radio, 'cause this tropo is so dull and uneventful, and I'm finding that I don't even care anymore. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 13, 2019, 4:26 p.m. Give 'em an inch, and they'll take a mile de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 13, 2019, 4:26 p.m. Ed, WLFM-LP is clearly playing games. They're not 3 watts. They're blasting probably a couple hundred on audio. I reported them to Trip. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 13, 2019, 4:19 p.m. Those Spanish Cavs & Browns fans will have to gather near the tower now! de cd FL EL96
March 13, 2019, 4:13 p.m. Yeah, I'll get right on that one :-) de Ed W-KY EM56
March 13, 2019, 3:55 p.m. Ed, try for the supposed 3-watt WLFM-LP 6 de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 13, 2019, 3:48 p.m. Tr WPGF-LP 6 Memphis w sports talk... Can't hear any vid-car de Ed W-KY EM56
March 13, 2019, 3:05 p.m. Tr WCOV 20 Montgomery AL 360 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
March 13, 2019, 2:27 p.m. Tr WIIQ 19/41 Demopolis AL 310 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
March 13, 2019, 2:24 p.m. Tr WAKA 42/8 Selma AL 335 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
March 13, 2019, 2:05 p.m. Tr WFGX 50/35 Fort Walton Beach FL 432 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
March 13, 2019, 1:35 p.m. Tr WLBT 30/3 Jackson MS 340 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
March 13, 2019, 1:27 p.m. Tr WMAW 44/14 Meridian MS 325 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
March 13, 2019, 1:23 p.m. Tr WDBD 14/40 Jackson MS 335 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
March 13, 2019, 1:22 p.m. Tr WTOK 11 Meridian MS 325 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
March 13, 2019, 1:21 p.m. Tr WCIQ 7 Mt Cheaha AL 275 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
March 13, 2019, 12:47 p.m. FYI, WLFM-LP 6 was granted an STA by the FCC for 3 watts, and I can now hear them again on 87.7. They may be running more power than 3 watts. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 13, 2019, 6:04 a.m. ... WZTV 15/17 Nashville is "FOX"... de Ed W-KY EM56
March 13, 2019, 5:35 a.m. ... And, WNAB 23/58 Nashville IDs as "CW" de Ed W-KY EM56
March 13, 2019, 5:13 a.m. Tr WUXP 21/30 Nashville now IDs as "MyTV" on the Zenith box de Ed W-KY EM56
March 12, 2019, 6:10 p.m. Accidental ... nothing going on downtown Toronto. de Saul ON FN04
March 12, 2019, 6:10 p.m. de Saul ON FN04
March 12, 2019, 5:17 p.m. [13:35] Sounds like a good test. Let us know how it goes. de indysteve IN EM69
March 12, 2019, 1:36 p.m. I've been working some SSB satellites with a portable VHF/UHF antenna. When I prepare and setup the antenna in the house, the band sounds extremely noisy, but when I step outside, I hear big improvement. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 12, 2019, 1:35 p.m. Steve, I may try standing outside with a portable TV hooked up to the tower antenna for WOUC. I have sources of interference in the house. I'm seeing some strong signals on the WOUC spectrum on the SDR, but I don't know what the interference source is. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 12, 2019, 1:22 p.m. Tr Tallahassee direction 32-WFSU 27-WTXL 46-WCTV ~300 mi de fred SC FM03af
March 12, 2019, 1:10 p.m. Tr 106.5 Star 106 Nassau Bahamas vs. Sarasota. Antenna about 135°. de cd FL EL96
March 12, 2019, 1:09 p.m. [13:01] A small FM outdoor antenna should do the trick for RF 6. de cd FL EL96
March 12, 2019, 1:01 p.m. cd, I need to take a road trip w/mobile DTV equip. to see about WOUC. Near Zanesville? https://rabbitears.info/contour.php?appid=25076ff36940edf0016949bfa8f80254&site=1&map=Y de indysteve IN EM69
March 12, 2019, 12:54 p.m. Tr WTVW 28/7, Evansville, IN 242 mi. from Payson, IL. In/out for over an hour. de indysteve IN EM69
March 11, 2019, 8:14 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdUVwQ9PghQ de cd FL EL96
March 11, 2019, 8:12 p.m. Re 250 watt WSBS 3 Key West, whose signal is about a 1 mile radius: as long as they're on cable (must-carry), apparently there's no problem with them. de cd FL EL96
March 11, 2019, 8:10 p.m. I know a cord cutter in Riner VA (Roanoke market) who told me his problems seeing the PBS (WBRA 3). I explained fairly well. de cd FL EL96
March 11, 2019, 7:50 p.m. I'm kinda disappointed at the statement "about par for the course for low-VHF."... this has been a problem with ATSC 1.0 since day one and nothing has been done about it. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 11, 2019, 7:48 p.m. Steve, they don't need an "aeronautical study". They just need to come to my house. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 11, 2019, 7:10 p.m. New comment from CE at WOUC: "We will be having an aeronautical study done to get a true picture of our channel 6 coverage area soon." de indysteve IN EM69
March 11, 2019, 3:29 p.m. ch 6 has the added 'bonus' of lcl FM QRM... I hvnt seen WOUC, yet :-) de Ed W-KY EM56
March 11, 2019, 3:23 p.m. [15:07] Just ask the folk at WPVI Philly, who wanted to move off 6 but couldn't. de cd FL EL96
March 11, 2019, 3:07 p.m. Regarding WOUC RF 6, Trip says noise factor on low-VHF is bad. Says our comments "about par for the course for low-VHF." de indysteve IN EM69
March 11, 2019, 2:39 p.m. [3/9 13:18] W31BX-D is now showing up in Live Bandscan via Rabbitears, thanks to Trip for tweaking. de indysteve IN EM69
March 11, 2019, 2:13 p.m. Height seems to be an advantage this a.m. Nashville DTVs at Milford from 100' tower with no decodes so far from 40' tower. de indysteve IN EM69
March 11, 2019, 2:07 p.m. Tr WUXP 21/30, Nashville, TN 305 mi. from Milford, IL de indysteve IN EM69
March 11, 2019, 2:06 p.m. Tr WZTV 15/17 & W, Nashville, TN 305 mi. from Milford, IL. de indysteve IN EM69
March 11, 2019, 2:02 p.m. Tr WKUW-LD 28/40 Nashville 100 mi w 7 subs Moved from ch 40 de Ed W-KY EM56
March 11, 2019, 1:57 p.m. Tr WATE 26/6 & WVLT 30/8 Knoxville 260 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
March 11, 2019, 1:32 p.m. Tr WKRN 27/2, Nashville, TN 354 mi. from Payson, IL de indysteve IN EM69
March 11, 2019, 1:25 p.m. Tr OH-Valley DTVs... Louisville 180 mi, Lexington 240 mi, Cincinnati 265 mi, Morehead 275 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
March 11, 2019, 1:20 p.m. Chris, good catch! :) de indysteve IN EM69
March 11, 2019, 1:01 p.m. Steve... you're sure doing well with "TV" call this morning. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 11, 2019, 12:57 p.m. Is anyone else here aware of the website called PSK Reporter? It's a collection of reporting stations around the world that show what they're receiving. I use it to see where my transmissions are reaching, but it's also a good tool to check for Es. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 11, 2019, 11:43 a.m. Tr WTVQ 40/36, Lexington, KY 249 mi. from Milford, IL via autologger. Finally a little activity. de indysteve IN EM69
March 11, 2019, 11:35 a.m. Tr WTVW 28/7, Evansville, IN 242 mi. from Payson, IL. de indysteve IN EM69
March 11, 2019, 7:42 a.m. Tr WTVF 25/5, Nashville, TN 344 mi. from Payson, IL. In briefly. de indysteve IN EM69
March 10, 2019, 8:13 p.m. Ms 89.5 WMAE Booneville MS RDS PS/PI relog 728 mi de Jeff ON EN93fo
March 10, 2019, 1:11 a.m. One or two days ago, one of the WGEN LD's in Miami returned to RF 45. I thought they were off for good; it won't be able to stay there in 5 weeks. de cd FL EL96
March 9, 2019, 1:18 p.m. Local W31BX-D, Danville, IL has repacked from 31 to 23 with new tx site, more height/power, DA. //WAND, Decatur, IL. Per Ascan "review" looks like it moved 3/7/19. Not displaying on Rabbitears. 34 mi. from Milford, IL. de indysteve IN EM69
March 9, 2019, 9:26 a.m. I occasionally check the freqs for 2-6 during Es events to see if I can hear anything, but DTV DXing doesn't really hold my interest like FM does. If analog TV was still more prevalent, it would be a different story. I also like to DX the weather radio band. de josh AR EM36ui
March 9, 2019, 7:05 a.m. Josh, do you do TV DX? de cd FL EL96
March 9, 2019, 5:38 a.m. Yeah, I was shocked. Last year was great for midwest tropo for some reason. The night of June 29 was the first time in my four and a half years of DXing where I heard OH via tropo, and WI period. Oddly enough, I had another WI opening just a week after that. de josh AR EM36ui
March 9, 2019, 3:03 a.m. On the other board, you had some fantastic logs last summer, Josh, I was most impressed by WQMX-OH via tropo de W2NJL NJ FM29
March 8, 2019, 11:10 p.m. Tr 92.5 KZPS Dallas, TX (372 mi) de josh AR EM36ui
March 8, 2019, 9:50 p.m. Tr 96.7 KTCK Flower Mound, TX (356 mi). Not hearing any other DFW stations at the moment. de josh AR EM36ui
March 8, 2019, 9:38 p.m. Tr 96.7 KLXQ Hot Springs, AR (142 mi, but only 940 watts) in with a decent signal for the last five minutes. de josh AR EM36ui
March 8, 2019, 5:23 p.m. Thanks for the warm welcomes everyone. It's great to be here. de josh AR EM36ui
March 8, 2019, 1:58 p.m. Welcome to my neighbor to the south, Josh. Glad to have you here! de Jim-T MO EM37
March 8, 2019, 1:15 p.m. One of my favorites is: "ION" ... Wish I had a $ for every one of them I've run across de Ed W-KY EM56
March 8, 2019, 1:06 p.m. KDNL 31/30, St. Louis has dropped its calls from the PSIP. Now simply "ABC." Calls don't seem to be relevent these days. TSID sure helps. de indysteve IN EM69
March 8, 2019, 11:05 a.m. “Welcome” going out to fellow FM dx’er Josh de Dave-N PA FN01qx
March 8, 2019, 8:01 a.m. And there's a TOH ID for WXLP. Not too shabby for March 8. de josh AR EM36ui
March 8, 2019, 7:37 a.m. Tr 96.9 WXLP Moline, IL (359 mi, new) with classic rock and 97X mentions. My semi-local 96.9 The Fox appears to be off the air. I'm also hearing relog Electric 96.9 Paducah, KY at 211 miles. de josh AR EM36ui
March 7, 2019, 9 p.m. Chris, I think WOUC would be better off feeding their power into a dummy load on UHF rather than even using the low-VHF electrostatic pit. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 7, 2019, 8:06 p.m. Maybe WOUC is feeding their dummy load. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 7, 2019, 4:01 p.m. How easy is it for them to get their DA wrong? They're so weak, I am seeing low-VHF DT tropo catches that are showing stronger pilot frequenceis. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 7, 2019, 4 p.m. [15:27] Ed, NO!! I don't even see a yellow bar at 69 miles... makes me wonder if they're REALLY transmitting at full power or their supposed DA. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 7, 2019, 3:27 p.m. Has anyone logged the 'new' WOUC DT6 yet? de Ed W-KY EM56
March 7, 2019, 3:10 p.m. ... The 'other' seems to peak at abt 70 deg... Might be Lebanon KY de Ed W-KY EM56
March 7, 2019, 3:06 p.m. Tr got a couple of DT6 pilots (82.31)... One is AL (the 'stepper') the other, dunno yet de Ed W-KY EM56
March 7, 2019, 2:53 p.m. Good deal on the new rig... I've got Yaesu 897D for all band / all mode / back-up radio... Just don't hv any V/U ants de Ed W-KY EM56
March 7, 2019, 2:48 p.m. Ed, I may look into EME... just too much to play around with at the moment, but that sounds cool. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 7, 2019, 2:47 p.m. What's next? Moon-bounce ? :-) ... I've done a little of that... REALLY cool to hear your sig come back off of the Moon ! de Ed W-KY EM56
March 7, 2019, 2:45 p.m. Ed, the particular guy I was trying to contact on an FM satellite last night did not happen. He said he had lots of QRM, but since I was working the bird, I made a couple contacts which were confirmed on LoTW. Then I got bored and played around with the new SSB transceiver when I unexpectedly made my first SSB sat contact. The SSB sats are more cordial because the dumb people don't know how to use them. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 7, 2019, 2:43 p.m. Did you get your sat contact done last night ? de Ed W-KY EM56
March 7, 2019, 2:42 p.m. ... And, I've found LOTS of 'bugs' in the AL-1200 :-( de Ed W-KY EM56
March 7, 2019, 2:41 p.m. Yeah, the Ameritron amps are like a 95% complete kit... It's up to you to finish the job & de-bug the amp... de Ed W-KY EM56
March 7, 2019, 2:41 p.m. I use two radios, one for transmit and another for receiving the downlink. When I hear myself on the downlink, I get excited. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 7, 2019, 2:40 p.m. Ed, I got a new toy over the weekend, the Yaesu FT-818 portable all-mode, all-band transceiver. I used it last night to make my first SSB satellite contact, lots of fun. I'm too excited about this. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 7, 2019, 2:35 p.m. [14:32] Great! Glad you diagnosed the issue. When something goes wrong with these amps, it worries me. Luckily my last problem was just a simple fuse. But these amps aren't cheap, and they're not really reliable either! de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 7, 2019, 2:34 p.m. Ms non-stop string of pings from CIII 2+ (55.26) Bancroft ON 810 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
March 7, 2019, 2:32 p.m. 2055... I found it, Andrew... Bad filter capacitor in the HV supply... Time to call Ameritron & order a new batch of filter caps de Ed W-KY EM56
March 7, 2019, 2:25 p.m. Hi Josh, Welcome. de Ed W-KY EM56
March 7, 2019, 1:13 p.m. Hi Josh, and welcome!! de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 7, 2019, 12:34 p.m. [06:28] Welcome, Josh. I remember family trips to Flippin (trout fishing), Mountain Home & Cherokee Village in the '60s/'70s. Some TV DXing from house in C.V. From Flippin, one station, a snowy KYTV 3, Springfield, MO de indysteve IN EM69
March 7, 2019, 11:49 a.m. I had an unIDed ping on 98.7 yesterday @ 10:16ET. It wasn’t one of those Sangean bogus hits since the stereo indicator lit up but the PI code was 8A67 = WUJF program type Unassigned. I’ve ruled out WUJF-LD 33 Jacksonville, FL Hi! de Dave-N PA FN01qx
March 7, 2019, 6:28 a.m. Hello, I just wanted to say hi and let you guys know that I'm a full fledged WTFDA member now. I'm JoshAR on the forum. I look forward to seeing all your reports and hopefully having lots of my own to put out as well. de josh AR EM36ui
March 6, 2019, 9:08 p.m. Ms a couple of raspy sounding pings on 2- bmg S-E... Maybe, 'Coobah' de Ed W-KY EM56
March 6, 2019, 9 p.m. My ham shack power supply recently went bad due to an accident on my part. I wasn't paying attention, and the red and black wires were touching and melted the anderson connectors. I tried replacing a fuse in the power supply, but it started sparking and smelled like Gary Indiana :P de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 6, 2019, 8:55 p.m. My AL-1200 amp made fizzling noises, then, smelled like NJ... Think a filter capacitor, in the power supply, went bad :-( ... I'll fix it, eventually de Ed W-KY EM56
March 6, 2019, 8:53 p.m. Oh, and, I've got the ALS-1300 solid state amp on line... works well... Can run up & dwn 160M w/o hving to tune anything :-) de Ed W-KY EM56
March 6, 2019, 8:51 p.m. Yup... Tr's been sad, lately... Spent last wknd wrking DX on 160M de Ed W-KY EM56
March 6, 2019, 8:47 p.m. I don't hv any 2M ant up atm...All I hv on V/U ham is 70cm... use it as 'intercom' to chat w ham neighbor abt 4 mi N of hr de Ed W-KY EM56
March 6, 2019, 8:43 p.m. Ed, you're an hour behind me, so that'd be around 8:39 your time. As long as the goofballs and satellite hogs stay away, I should be able to get a contact or a few. 145.88 MHz narrow FM is the downlink. The uplink I'm using will be 435.35 MHz on a 4 watt handheld. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 6, 2019, 8:34 p.m. Ed, tropo's been to dead here to care. Luckily I'm having enough fun working satellites on VHF/UHF. I'll be on the AO-92 pass tonight at around 9:39 pm if you wanna listen for me on 145.88 MHz. I'm trying to give a guy a new grid square. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 6, 2019, 8:27 p.m. Ms 1927... after an hour, can't say I'm hearing CFRN... did get a couple of big blasts from CIII, tho de Ed W-KY EM56
March 6, 2019, 7:48 p.m. fwiw... Sheet Harbour would be 1450 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
March 6, 2019, 7:39 p.m. ... Well, Lac La Biche AB but you get the idea... It's 1660 mi... a bit of a stretch for daytime Ms de Ed W-KY EM56
March 6, 2019, 7:27 p.m. Aimed N-W now... trying to detect CFRN 2+ Edmonton AB... de Ed W-KY EM56
March 6, 2019, 7:22 p.m. Hi Andrew... I, normally, hear only the CIII pings on 2+... Happened to notice the 'other' (CJCH?) one, today de Ed W-KY EM56
March 6, 2019, 7:21 p.m. WRH Tr map shows, maybe, some hope for post-Tstorm TR on Sat pm... fingers crossed de Ed W-KY EM56
March 6, 2019, 7:13 p.m. Ed, I've suspected for years that Sheet Harbour has been having video problems. I've had strong audio from them, but have NEVER gotten any video. But then again, I haven't checked 55.26 on the radio. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 6, 2019, 7:04 p.m. Tr seeing some sub-d aimed at Little Rock (265 mi) but a loooong time since any of 'em reached decode level de Ed W-KY EM56
March 6, 2019, 7:02 p.m. Even w dead band WHBF 'gets out' well... almost always a detectable sig at 340 mi... de Ed W-KY EM56
March 6, 2019, 7:02 p.m. BTW, rarely ever decode WOCK-CD with its 300 watts @ 86 mi. from Milford. de indysteve IN EM69
March 6, 2019, 7 p.m. Hey Ed. WHBF @ 162 mi. was decoding at Milford a few hrs. ago, but nothing now. de indysteve IN EM69
March 6, 2019, 6:55 p.m. Hi Steve... I'm seeing 1/3 scale on WHBF atm but, never logged WOCK-CD... Maybe the power increase will help de Ed W-KY EM56
March 6, 2019, 6:54 p.m. ... I guess the 'other' one could be Sheet Harbour CJCH... I'm kinda aimed that way... de Ed W-KY EM56
March 6, 2019, 6:53 p.m. I emailed GM @ WOCK-CD 4, Chicago, about upcoming power i(3 kW), on John Hancock Building. Due to repack maybe by late 2019 or Spring 2020. de indysteve IN EM69
March 6, 2019, 6:48 p.m. Ms 2+ (55.26) two of them... One is, of course, CIII Bancroft... The other, I dunno de Ed W-KY EM56
March 6, 2019, 6:47 p.m. Tr KGAN 29/2 & KRIN "IPTV1-R" 35/32, Cedar Rapids/Waterloo, IA 248 mi. from Milford, IL via autologger earlier this hour. de indysteve IN EM69
March 5, 2019, 6 p.m. WPOW 96.5 returned HD this morning/afternoon. I recorded 96.3 & .7 this morning to listen later. this de cd FL EL96
March 5, 2019, 2:37 p.m. APRS showing blobs again, albeit small yellow/green ones. de cd FL EL96
March 5, 2019, 1:41 p.m. [13:40] The translator is only 10 watts, but a very high HAAT. de cd FL EL96
March 5, 2019, 1:40 p.m. Tr 96.3 W---- Port St Lucie FL, Christian FM//91.9 Vero Beach.....my 96.5 still lacking aitch dee. de cd FL EL96
March 5, 2019, 1:39 p.m. [13:11] Noticed that myself, but tropo nothing here like yesterday. However---> de cd FL EL96
March 5, 2019, 1:11 p.m. APRS tropo map noted down yesterday, and still down the morning. de dtvdxer NY FN31
March 5, 2019, 12:39 p.m. Three Entercom/Indianapolis radio stations (WNTR 107.9, WZPL 99.5, WXNT 1430) now under LMA with Cumulus/Indy. 12 employees released. Possible format changes coming. de indysteve IN EM69
March 4, 2019, 9:45 p.m. Analog hunters... still two left, here... 9z Paducah and 24z Murray... Get 'em before they're gone. de Ed W-KY EM56
March 4, 2019, 9:27 p.m. 3/1 21:53... Pilot is now steady as a rock... Wonder why it 'steps' some times and not others de Ed W-KY EM56
March 4, 2019, 9:16 p.m. Tr 50.068-ish AL (EM73) bcn... VERY weak de Ed W-KY EM56
March 4, 2019, 8:45 p.m. Tr is really dead, tho, I'm hearing the WHBF 4 pilot (66.31) at 340 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
March 4, 2019, 8:36 p.m. ... I miss XHOR 14 Matamoros (analog - 471.25)... Used to hear short 'chirps' from it, on a fairly regular basis. Not any more :-( de Ed W-KY EM56
March 4, 2019, 8:19 p.m. ... I've heard a few Ms pings on FM but I don't keep an FM log. de Ed W-KY EM56
March 4, 2019, 8:17 p.m. 1035... Dave, I 'always' have 2-6 Ms pings... could post CIII, CHBX, CITO, etc every day. de Ed W-KY EM56
March 4, 2019, 4:56 p.m. Tr 96.7 W----- Key West, //101.7 WKYZ "now playing" on site. de cd FL EL96
March 4, 2019, 4:04 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl8sffZgUjk de cd FL EL96
March 4, 2019, 4:04 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsXjTB1TF28 de cd FL EL96
March 4, 2019, 3:30 p.m. [15:02] OK it is //106.1 WLMX Okeechobee FL, but R-L not zeroing in, and smartphone cannot work FCC FM query. de cd FL EL96
March 4, 2019, 3:02 p.m. Who in the world is the 95.1 w/ Reg Mex? de cd FL EL96
March 4, 2019, 2:18 p.m. Tr 93.3 R TaĂno, Havana, surprisingly the clearest of the Cuban FM this morning (normally an IBLOCK freq). de cd FL EL96
March 4, 2019, 2:08 p.m. Tr - so far on Cuba TV: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 14, 15, 18, and also 56 (MultivisiĂłn). de cd FL EL96
March 4, 2019, 2:06 p.m. Tr - hot diggity!! Not only Cuba on TV & FM, but a few HD's are off! Just the right formula. de cd FL EL96
March 4, 2019, 1:29 p.m. Tr strong to ORL & Ft Myers/Naples, but not to Tampa. Getting sub-d on 18 which could be Naples LD. de cd FL EL96
March 4, 2019, 10:35 a.m. [3/4 00:52] Ed, I haven’t been hearing all that much meteor activity on the FM lots on ch 2-6 de Dave-N PA FN01qx
March 4, 2019, 3:54 a.m. Tr 94.1 R Enciclopedia, Cuba; 93.9 WMIA on low power---HD flashing but not locking. Fine with me! de cd FL EL96
March 4, 2019, 12:52 a.m. Good deal, Dave... That's (sorta) one of my locals... abt 40 mi E of here. de Ed W-KY EM56
March 3, 2019, 12:58 p.m. Ms 98.7 WHOP Hopkinsville, KY 589 miles, popped in with RDS calls and Adult Hits (NEW) de Dave-N PA FN01qx
March 2, 2019, 7:21 p.m. [13:32 Mar 1] 'Twas yet another false alarm. At 95% infomercials, going away may lose money for them, but not much viewership. de cd FL EL96
March 2, 2019, 4:10 p.m. Tr WHAS 11 Louisville KY 180 mi... first time seen in a couple of months de Ed W-KY EM56
March 2, 2019, 4:09 p.m. Tr seeing WNAB 23/58 Nashville again... Had no sig, at all, a few days ago... QRM? Off air? Who knows de Ed W-KY EM56
March 2, 2019, 4:52 a.m. Tr 2 Cuba likely Havana Tele Rebelde with what should be the Nicaraguan baseball championship series, which was also on 5 a few nights ago. de cd FL EL96
March 2, 2019, 4:50 a.m. Tr weak Cuba on 40---still dunno whether Canal Habana or Canal Caribe. Always full length movies. de cd FL EL96
March 1, 2019, 9:53 p.m. Tr WVUA, AL DT-6 pilot still in 'stepper' mode at 20-40 second intervals de Ed W-KY EM56
March 1, 2019, 9:42 p.m. DT-6 pilots (82.31) bmg N-E... several of them... some Tr, others Ms... Wonder if any of them are ur WOUC, Andrew de Ed W-KY EM56
March 1, 2019, 9:34 p.m. Ms a couple of DT-2 pilots (54.31) bmg N-W... North Platte & Rapid City would be the usual suspects de Ed W-KY EM56
March 1, 2019, 9:32 p.m. Speaking of WJXT 42/4 Jacksonville, FL... I recall that the sub-decode yellow bar on the Zenith was basically present in nearly dead conditions while I was at Myrtle Beach. It's definitely a powerhouse, but I'm doubtful it'd make it up here to Ohio beyond the mountains. I saw it's been logged in Mt. Airy, NC. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 1, 2019, 9:11 p.m. WOPX is in Melbourne FL. de cd FL EL96
March 1, 2019, 9:10 p.m. Re Jax: WFOX which I haven't caught yet is moving to 14 post repack---but WOPX is also moving there + land mobile QRM will make it difficult. de cd FL EL96
March 1, 2019, 8:57 p.m. [19:58] Yeah I have a few video clips. WHDT came on 42 maybe 1 year after I caught WJXT. de cd FL EL96
March 1, 2019, 8:05 p.m. Tr WHBF 4 pilot (66.31) 340 mi... Not enuff sig for decode but pilot sig is 'waving' the S-meter on the Icom R-7000 de Ed W-KY EM56
March 1, 2019, 7:58 p.m. 1338... cd... Jax, FL 42 'gets out' well... seen, several times, hr @ 600 mi de Ed W-KY EM56
March 1, 2019, 2:23 p.m. Tr now audio & weak video on 2, likely Havana; I am glad that 2 is weaker than 4 & 6 when Es comes. de cd FL EL96
March 1, 2019, 2:20 p.m. Weak Tr to Havana this morning on 4, and WEYS 6 video getting clobbered. de cd FL EL96
March 1, 2019, 2:18 p.m. [13:38] Re 42, I have also seen WJBF Augusta GA + a Telemundo which should be Louisiana, but there was no PSIP on that one. de cd FL EL96
March 1, 2019, 2:01 p.m. And I guess you can say I lost WOUC 35/44 too as I can no longer receive WOUC... so this looks good from a DX standpoint. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 1, 2019, 2 p.m. I was just thinking about how many fewer locals I have due to the repacking. With WOUC now on DT 6, I lost WLFM-LP 6 and cannot receive a signal from WOUC... so that's one less. I also lost WUAB 28/43, WRLM 47/47, WDLI 49/17, WAOH-CD 29/29, WIVM-LD 39/39, and WKBN 41/27. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91
March 1, 2019, 1:38 p.m. <....WHDT was purchased by Scripps recently, AND they will be moving RF soon anyway. Bradenton/Tampa & Jax have 42's. de cd FL EL96
March 1, 2019, 1:37 p.m. WHDT 42 Stuart FL is off the air this morning; permanently, hopefully....> de cd FL EL96
March 1, 2019, 1:03 p.m. I checked the pilot frequency of 82.31 MHz for WOUC, and it's really weak. In fact, it's about just as weak as WDTV 5 at 130 miles. I'm wondering if WOUC is really at full power. de Andrew KN8FEL OH EN91